ART APPRECIATION- ARTS 1301 EXPECTED
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
Question 1.
Based on or influenced by personal feelings, tastes, or opinions. Being prone to critique.
ANSWER
Subjective
Question 2.
A work of art that depicts forms in the natural world. "Looks a lot like something."
ANSWER
Representational Art
Question 3.
An approach portraying the visible world that emphasizes the objective observation and
accurate imitation of appearances.
ANSWER
Naturalistic
Question 4.
French for "fooling the eye". Something marked by extreme optical fidelity.
ANSWER
Tromp l'oeil
Question 5.
Art in which the forms of the visual world are purposefully simplified, fragmented, or otherwise
distorted.
ANSWER
Abstract
Question 6.
Representational art in which methods for depicting forms have been standardized, and can
thus be repeated without further observation of the real-world model.
ANSWER
Stylized
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, Question 7.
Art that does not represent or otherwise refer to the visible world outside itself.
ANSWER
Non-Representational
Question 8.
A characteristic or a number of characteristics that we can identify as constant, recurring, or
coherent. For example, Van Gogh's curly, fluid brush strokes.
ANSWER
Style
Question 9.
The physical appearance of a work of art- its materials, style, and composition.
ANSWER
Form
Question 10.
What a work of art is about, and its subject matter as interpreted by the viewer. The message
behind a work of art.
ANSWER
Content
Question 11.
The objects or events being depicted in an art work.
ANSWER
Subject Matter
Question 12.
The personal and social circumstances surrounding the making, viewing, and interpreting of a
work of art; the varied connections of a work of art to the larger world of its time and place.
ANSWER
Context
Question 13.
The identification, description, and interpretation of subject matter in the art.
ANSWER
Iconography
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QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
Question 1.
Based on or influenced by personal feelings, tastes, or opinions. Being prone to critique.
ANSWER
Subjective
Question 2.
A work of art that depicts forms in the natural world. "Looks a lot like something."
ANSWER
Representational Art
Question 3.
An approach portraying the visible world that emphasizes the objective observation and
accurate imitation of appearances.
ANSWER
Naturalistic
Question 4.
French for "fooling the eye". Something marked by extreme optical fidelity.
ANSWER
Tromp l'oeil
Question 5.
Art in which the forms of the visual world are purposefully simplified, fragmented, or otherwise
distorted.
ANSWER
Abstract
Question 6.
Representational art in which methods for depicting forms have been standardized, and can
thus be repeated without further observation of the real-world model.
ANSWER
Stylized
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, Question 7.
Art that does not represent or otherwise refer to the visible world outside itself.
ANSWER
Non-Representational
Question 8.
A characteristic or a number of characteristics that we can identify as constant, recurring, or
coherent. For example, Van Gogh's curly, fluid brush strokes.
ANSWER
Style
Question 9.
The physical appearance of a work of art- its materials, style, and composition.
ANSWER
Form
Question 10.
What a work of art is about, and its subject matter as interpreted by the viewer. The message
behind a work of art.
ANSWER
Content
Question 11.
The objects or events being depicted in an art work.
ANSWER
Subject Matter
Question 12.
The personal and social circumstances surrounding the making, viewing, and interpreting of a
work of art; the varied connections of a work of art to the larger world of its time and place.
ANSWER
Context
Question 13.
The identification, description, and interpretation of subject matter in the art.
ANSWER
Iconography
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